Both Romania and Singapore are parties of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations.
The Convention states that "a diplomatic agent shall enjoy immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state... the immunity of a diplomatic agent from the jurisdiction of the receiving state does not exempt him from the jurisdiction of the sending state".
This means the penal investigation of a case in which a diplomat is involved in the receiving state, takes place in the state where he holds citizenship.
On December 15, a car belonging to the Romanian embassy in Singapore — a black Audi A6 — hit three pedestrians at about 3.10am.
One victim, 30—year—old Tong Kok Wai, suffered brain damage and died on Christmas Day. The other two suffered injuries.
Dr Ionescu, who is currently in Romania, had reported to the police that his vehicle was stolen.
Personal view: A lot of question marks about Dr Ionescu. If my car were stolen, I would have reported earlier to police or even my car knocked some people, I wouldnt have know it so fast that I can so fast fly back to Romania before the police came looking for me. I find it hard to believe his words. Unless, the news about his car was so fast on the net and he wanted to go to Romania to prevent false accusation. Lets give him a benefit of doubt.
